King Oyo, once world's youngest monarch, buried amid succession battle He was laid to rest among the tombs of his royal forebears as his Tooro Kingdom, Western Uganda. Africa 22 min ago Listen

What you need to know: Oyo died last month in US at 34 while receiving cancer treatmentRoyal clan committee picked cousin Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as king on WednesdayImmediate family says hitherto unknown son should succeed him under late king's will Ugandan king Oyo Nyimba, ​long the world's youngest monarch, was buried on Saturday among the tombs of his royal forebears as his Tooro Kingdom ‌looked to put a bitter succession battle behind it.

A committee consisting of members of the royal clan announced on Wednesday it ‌had chosen ⁠Oyo's cousin, Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a news anchor and editor at state broadcaster UBC, as king.

Archbishop calls for unity after succession battle The burial, which was held 31 years to ​the day after Oyo's coronation, followed days of bickering within the notoriously fractious royal family.